The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-12

Ends in the Killing of One Man and
the Fatal Wounding of Another-A
jug Case in Macon Ends in Favor OF
the Whisky Seller.
GEORGIA.
Deneue fever prevails at cambridge.
Brunswick's new Baptist church viii cost
1900.
N. J. Colson wants to be Mayor of
Brunswick.
The claim that natural gas can be reached
on w. II. Lyons farm at Griffin is attract
ing the attention of capitalists to the spot
Negotiations are now pending to ship
through Brunswick this winter 10000 tons
of steel rails from England for interior rail-
roads.
The negro porter of Max Joseph's store
at Atlanta stole over two wagon loads of
goods, valued at 500, before his theftS were
discovered He is in Jail.
At Macon, Julian Rogers, long with the
Macon Telegraph, has purchased half inter
est in the Macon Daily NetCS and assumed
charge of the business department.
Rome has a new paper called the Tribune
of Rome II is edited by Hon. John T.
Graves, late of the Jacksonville fla
Herald, and is about the best daily that
city has ever had.
dian and a monkey favored the people of
this town with atnlagic lantern and sleight-
of-hand show. 1t was literally patronized,
over 100 persons being out. A monkey
draws better crowd than prayer meeting.
Thomas Boyle, about is years of age, well
known among the printers and theatre
attaches in Atlanta, where he was raised,
was run over and killed by train on the
Nashville and Chattanooga railroad Mon
H. Hl,n ialx- ha1 70
Monday afternoon.
Summerville Ne1cs: IL is said on good au
thority that a moonshiner passed through
this town not long since with a barrel or
two of blockade whisky. As usual in such
cases the barrels were concealed with bed
clothes, the moonshiners' wagon presenting
the appearance of some one moving.
Gen. Longstreet is living qnietly at
Gainesville, writing book on the war. As
ne finishes a chapter he sends the manu-
script to Washington to have all the dates
and figures verified from the official records.
The General says: 81 expect both sides to
pitch into me, and l am taking time to be
certain of all my statements"
P. II. Craig, the negro delegate of Au-
gusta's 5000 Knights of Labor to the Mime
apolis convention, went as far as Atlanta
on pauper's pass issued him by Mayor
May, and paid for out Of the City Treasury.
The EreHing Netcs and the Gazette have
made considerable of kick about the tax
payers money having been expended in this
manner.
Monticello was saddened and shocked
Saturday at the sudden death of Alexander
Smith in the office of the Monticello Times,
from heart disease. Mr. Smith was an old
citizen of the county and highly respected
by all. He came to town early in the morn
ing in apparent health. Though he had of
late suffered with heart affection. none
anticipated his sudden taking off. His re-
mains were sent to his home in the country
for interment.
At negro party on the farm of John c.
Guiiford, five miles east of Georgetown, Sat
urday night, Lewis Moore seriously cut and
shot Ransom Wright, from which wounds
Wright died during the night Sheriff
Harrell and Coroner Warner went to the
scene of the murder and an inquest was
held over the dead body. The verdict of the
jury was willful murder. Both parties
were colored. The murderer escaped, but
the Sheriff is in pursuit with prospect of
success.
In 1867. soon after the close of the war,
man was indicted for hog stealing in Floyd
county. The State made strong case
against the defendant, and after the tussle
of the legal lights on both sides of the case,
the jury was sent to their room. They had
not been out very long before they returned.
The verdict was handed to the clerk, who
read the finding of the jury, which was as
follows: Sin consideration of the demorali-
zation Of the times, and the scarcity of pro-
visions about the time the hogs were taken
we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty
Tallapoosa Journal: A handsome railing
will be put around the stumps of the seven
chestnuts on Bowdon street, and they will
be preserved as much as possible. This is a
historic spot in many ways. IL was under
these seven chestnuts that the Creeks and
Cherokees met in council and smoked the
pipe of peace. Twenty people can easily
stand within the stumps of these monarchs
Of the forest. Photographer French secured
photograph of these stumps the past week.
which will be added to the Tallapoosa Land
Company's collection.
Sixty-two years ago, on Sept. 10. Col. S.
ID. Betton, of Cuthbert, sailed out from the
mouth of the Potomac river on board the
United States frigate Brandywine for
Havre, France, to carry Gen. Lafayette
home from his last visit to the United
States. Col. Betton was at that time a
midshipman In the United States navy He
is now in his sd year, but as vigorous as
most men at 60. He will go up to Macon
and Join with 1.-The boys" in paving their
respects to Jefferson Davis on Oct. 26
Sixty-four years ago he was classmate oil
Mr.. Davis at the West Point Military
Academy.
TalIapoosa Journal: S. +. Crew, the vet
eran prospector, this week shows us some
splendid specimens of tin ore, found in
great abundance six miles from town. Hi.
attention was first called to the indications
of tin by Prof. Douglas, the distinguished
English mineralogist, during his visit here
some time ago, and he has been on the look
out ever since. He is now sure he has
struck it rich in a tin mine, and thinks il
will astonish the country when further de
veloped. This ore has been assayed by
Prof Douglas sufficiently for him to state
that the ore is genuine 'stream tin" When
il is remembered that ships are laden with
this metal in far distant countries, and that
its distance from us renders it costly, and
that it is in demand for so many purposes
everywhere, the value of this find right
here at our doors may be appreciated.
|. At Macon, Monday, the entire session of the
United States Court was consumed in try
ing the case of United States VS.. Low Ward
charged with carrying on the business OF
retail liquor dealer without having paid the
license fees. Although it was proved that
Ward kept jug in the house. and had sold
half pint at great many different times
the jury brought in verdict of acquittal.
A negro preacher testified to having bought
whisky there; another negro swore to hay
ing purchased a half pint at four different